Not everyone was excited when the University of Northern Iowa broke the news Friday that first lady Michelle Obama would deliver the commencement address during spring graduation May 7.

A UNI Facebook post announcing the news has garnered more than 330 "Likes" and 75 comments, but not all the responses have been positive.

"It made me really upset," said Julie Wheeler, a graduating senior in communications and electronic media. "She was forced upon us ... because one person's mom wrote a letter."

Ann Geneva of Bettendorf penned a letter to President Barack Obama's office last summer asking the president to speak at her son's graduation at UNI. Though the president was unable to make the trip, the invitation was accepted by the first lady.

Several posters on the Facebook site expressed displeasure with the university and even threatened to pull financial support they had offered if the university goes through with the plan to have the first lady speak. Others say they are glad their children have graduated or won't be graduating this year.

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